Song of the Day – ‘Kiss On My List’

  A Public Service Announcement for my fellow Angelenos: Number one of my best concerts ever is Prince at the Forum.  Number two is Stevie at the Bowl. These guys at the Bowl is number three. And they’re playing there again next month. Well worth the price of admission if you haven’t experienced them live. […]

The Beautiful One

Insatiable. Little Red Corvette. Sexy MF. I Hate U. (my all time favorite single of his) Diamonds and Pearls. Scandalous (from the 1989 ‘Batman’ soundtrack, which in case you forgot was ALL him.) How Come You Don’t Call Me Anymore? AND ON AND ON AND ON AND ON WITH THE CLASSICS. On a personal level, […]

Song of the Day – ‘Butterflies’

The story goes that when Mike was trying to return to pop relevancy he went to Prince for advice (who’s obviously nailed it). And Prince pretty much told him, ‘Forget the theatrics. Do smaller venues. Remind people that you’re a great vocalist.’ And Prince was right (as today’s song cosigns).  But Mike was also probably […]

Song of the Day – ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’

  This video gets passed around at least once a month in one of my various social circles, might as well post this here for those of you unfamiliar. The backstory: George Harrison and Prince were both inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.  This is one of George’s signature songs […]

The 2011 Zeezys

  The Malik Aziz Foundation was created last night with the mission statement of promoting the unifying ideals of the human race through arts and entertainment.  For the first time, the Board of Directors have decided to present awards (‘the Zeezys’) to those who have best embodied the Foundations ideals for the past calendar year. […]